Politics & Government

Which Presidential Candidates Are Southbury Residents Supporting?

Data released by the FEC shows that Clinton is the favorite in Southbury when it comes to campaign donations.

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

A total of $1,682,221 million in presidential campaign contributions have been made in Connecticut, with Democrats raising $892,294 and Republicans adding $789,927.

According to the Federal Election Commission’s 2015 quarterly report, $7,352 of those contributions were made in Southbury.

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Here is the contribution breakdown by candidate:

  • Jeb Bush: $0
  • Hillary Clinton: $5,400
  • Marco Rubio: $0
  • Mike Huckabee: $0
  • Rand Paul: $202
  • Bernie Sanders: $500
  • Carly Fiorina: $0
  • Ben Carson: $1,250
  • Ted Cruz: $0
  • Bobby Jindal: $0
  • Lindsey Graham: $0
  • Martin O’Malley: $0
  • George Pataki: $0
  • Rick Perry: $0
  • Rick Santorum: $0

The top donors include:

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  • Hillary Clinton:

Donna Civitello with a donation of $2,700 and Ann Weiner and Sid Weiner with donations of $1,350 each.

  • Ben Carson

Linda K. Shannon with a donation of $1,000 and Kim Ladd with $250 in donations.

  • Bernie Sanders:

Mary Frances Doherty and John Greeley with $250 donations each.

  • Rand Paul

Albin Weber with a donation of $202.

Across Connecticut, here’s how the candidates fared:

  • Hillary Clinton: $819,658
  • Jeb Bush: $531,350
  • Marco Rubio: $80,546
  • Lindsey Graham: $52,450
  • Bernie Sander: $52,355
  • Rand Paul: $33,044
  • Ben Carson: $27,240
  • Ted Cruz: $22,947
  • Martin O’Malley: $20,300
  • Carly Fiorina: $14,800
  • Rick Santorum: $14,300
  • George Pataki: $4,450
  • Mike Huckabee: $3,100
  • Rick Perry: $3,000
  • Bobby Jindal: $2,700

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